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WASHINGTON CITY. 



PRINCIPAL PLACES OF INTEREST 

IN OR ABOUT WASBINGTON, WITH THEIR LOCATION AND NEAREST STREET-CAR LINE. 

Agricultural Department, The Mall, Belt Line. 

Arlington, Virginia, W. & G. R. R. 

Barracks, Washington, foot 4^ street, w., 9th and 7th street In-anch. 

Botanic Garden, Pennsylvania avenue and 3d street, W. & G. U. R. 

British Legation, Connecticut avenue and N street, Met. U. R 

Capitol, the, Capitol Park, W. & G. R. R. 

Corcoran Art Gallery, 17th street and Pennsylvania avenue, W. >t G. R. R. 

Court House U. S., Judiciary Square, Met. R. R. 

Dupont, statue of, Connecticut avenue and P street. Met R. R. 

EinancipatiDn, statue of, Ea.st Capitol and 11th streets, Met. R. H. 

Engraving and Printing, 15th and B streets, s. w.. Beit Lino. 

Executive Mansion, President's Grounds, W. & G. R. R. 

Farragut, statue of, Connecticut avenue and I street, Met. R. R. 

Fish Ponds U. S.. s. of President's Park, Belt Line. 

Fort Myer, W. & G. R. R. 

Georgetown, West Washington, W. & G. R. R. 

Georgetown College, w. end 2d street. West Washington, Met. R. R. 

Government Printing Office, Nortli Capitol and H streets, Columbia R. R 

Green, statue of, C and 5th streets, n. e. , Met. R. R. 

Henry, statue of. The Mall, 7th street R. R 

House of Representatives, The Capitol. 

Insane Asylum, District of Columbia, A. & P. R. R. 

Interior Department, F, bet. 7th and 9th streets, Met. and 7lh street R. Rs. 

Jackson, statue of, Lafayette Siiuare, W. & G. R. R. 

Jail, U. S., 19th, bet. B and C streets, s. e., W. & G. R. R. 

Lincoln Column, s. of U. S. Court House, Met. R. R. 

Lincoln Hall, D, bet. 8th and 9th streets. Met. R. R. 

Louise Home, Massachusetts avenue and 15th street, llth street R. R. 

Luther, statue of, Vermont avenue and i4ih street, 14th street R. R. 

Marshall, statue of, w. of Capitol, W. & G. R. R. 

Mcpherson, statue of, Vermont avenue and 15th street, Met. R. R. 

Medical Museum, lOtli, bet. E and F streets, Met. R. R. 

Mount Vernon, Virginia, steamer W. W. Corcoran. 

National Museum, The Mall, Belt Line. 

Naval Monument, Pennsylvania avenue and 1st street, W. & G. R. R. 

Navy Department, State. War, and Navy Buil<lings, W. & G. R. R. 

Navy Yard, foot of 8th street, s. e., W. & G. R. R. 

Oak Hill Cemetery, n. end :^ )th street. West Wa.shington, Met. R, R. 

Observatory, Naval, •23d and E streets, W. & G. R. R. 

Ordnance Museum, Winder Building, W. & G. R. R. 

Patent Office, bet. F and G, 7th and 9th streets, Met. R. R. 

Pension Building, G, bet. 4th and 5th streets, Met. R. R. 

P( »8t Office, General, bet. E and F, 7th and 8th streets, Met. R. R. 

Rawlins, statue of, New York avenue and ISth street, W. & G. R. R. 



NEXT TO THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS, 

There is probably no place more interesting to strangers 
than 

JABVIS' PHOTOGRAPHIC EMPORIUM 



This house was established in 1870, and is now the largest 
place of the kind in the South, having business 
transactions with all parts of the 
United States, as head- 
quarters for 

VIEWS OF WASHINGTON, 

CKLEB OF ALL PROMINENT PERSONS, 

ALBUMS OF WASHINCx TON, 

Imported Satinwood Goods, Guide Books, Stereoscopes, Grapli- 
oscopes, Novelties and !^oiivenirs of WASH- 
INGTON in great variety. 



We are lllvvaJ^s pleased to liave visitors feel free to 
inspect the above-mentioned goods, wlncli are arranged 
with the view of niakinoj them feel that the}' are ^iviiio- no 
trouble. 



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S<-oLt, .statue (if, 16th and N streets, Mot. K. E. 

Senate U. S., The Capitol. 

Signal Office, Ci, bet. 17th and 18th streets, W. & (}, K. K. 

Smithsonian Institution, The Mall, W. & G. 11. E. 

Soldiers' Home, n. end 7th street, u. w.. Silver Spring E. E. 

State Department, 17tli street and New York avenue, W. & G. R. E. 

Thomas, statue of, lltli and M streets, lilh street R. R. 

War Department, 17th street and Pennsylvania avenue, W. & G. R. R. 

Washington Monument, s. of President's Park, W. & G. R. R. 

Washington, statue of, 24th street and Pennsylvania avenue, W. & G. E. E. 

Wasliington, statue of, Capitol Grounds, W. & G. R. R. 

For Pliotograpliic Views and View.s in K«)<>k F«)rui of the 
above-named places, go to Jarvis', 135 Pennsylvania Avenue, 
one square from U. S. Capitol, 



U. S. CAPITOL. 

Thi.s mighty structure, surrounded by a park of 5^ acres, beauli 
fully laid out, by F. 1.. Olnistead, is of the Corinthian order. The 
corner-stone was laid in 1793, the north and south wings being fin 
ished in 1813. The interior was destroyed in 18 14, and rebuilt 
1815-19. It was extended by the addition of the marble wings in 
1851, which were occupied — the .south, by the House of Representa- 
tives in 1857, the north, by the Senate in 1859; work, however, was 
continued for 12 years longer. The dome, erected in 1856-63, is 
288 feet to the top of lantern, and 307^ feet to top of Crawford's 
statue of Freedom, which is I9j^ feet high, was placed in position 
in 1863, and cost ^24,000. 

Having taken a careful view of the Capitol from the east, the 
tourist should now enter by the broad steps of the central portico. 
Upon a platform here, temporarily erected during the ceremony of 
inauguration, the President of the United States takes the oath of 
office. Upon reaching the platform of the portico, the tourist ap 
proaches the great bronze door, or main entrance to the Capitol. 
This door, by Randolf Rodgers, is 19 feet high, weighs 20,000 pounds ; 
cost 328,000. It represents events in the life of Columbus. The 
tourist now finds himself within the vast Rotunda of the Capitol, 96 feet 
in diameter, and 1 80 feet frem pavement to canopy. In the eight panels 



VIEWS OF WASHINGTON 

AND VICINITY. 



STEREOSCOPIC VIEWS. CABINET VIEWS. 



:^ JL ^ VIEWS : 

T/ie most popular size of the day, elegantly mounted on 

I) eve led. Gilt- Edged Cards, titles in Gilt 

Letters under each vieia. 



II X 14 VIEWS ! 14 X 22 VIEWS ! 



And in fact every size, 
From STEREOSCOPIC to 35 by 5 Inches. 



ALL PRICES TO SUIT THE PUBLIC.'^ 



A8 wc are constantly adding to our Catalogue of Views, we 
liave now an Immense Stock, embracing- every- 
thing of interest in and about 
Washington. 



are the celebrated historical paintings, viz : The Landing of Columbus, 
1492, John Vanderlyn, 1842, $10,000; The Discovery of the Mis- 
sissippi River by De Soto, 1541, W. H.Powell, 1850, Si2,ooo; The 
Baptism of Pocahontas, 1613,]. G. Chapman, 1836, $10,000; The 
Embarkation of the Pilgrims, 1620, Robt. W. Wier, 1840, S 10,000; 
Signing the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776, John 
Trumbull, 18 17, $8,000; The Surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga, 
N. Y., 1777, John Trumbull, 1817, $8,000; The Surrender of Corn- 
wallis, October, 1781, John Trumbull, 1 817, $8,000; Gen. Wash- 
ington Resigning His Commission at Annapolis, Md., December 23, 
1783, John Trumbull, 1817, $8,000, 

Leaving the Rotunda by the west door, the visitor reaches the 
Library of Congress, open from 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. The Library now 
comprises 530,000 volumes and 200,000 pamphlets, and is the largest 
in the United States, and seventh in the world. 

Passing back through the Rotunda, and leaving by the north door, 
a few steps takes one to the Supreme Court room, open to visitors. 
The Court opens second Monday in October and lasts until May. 
Just before 12 M. is the best time to vist the court room during 
that time. 

Continuing to the south corridor and thence turning east to the 
east corridor the eastern grand staircase is reached ; this is constructed 
of Tennessee marble, highly polished. Over the landing is Powell's 
paintingof Perry's Victory on Lake Erie, 1813; cost, $25,000. Thence 
proceed into the Senate vestibule. At the east end is the Senate 
bronze door, by Crawford ; cost, $50,000. The Senate chamljer is 
113^^ X 80^ feet, and 36 feet high. At this point the visitor should 
ascend to tlie galleries, where, by the aid of a diagram, he can 
point out the Senators at their seats. The Senate assembles at 12 M. 

The visitor should now take the elevator, and, descending to the 
Crypt, see the frescoes and other features of interest in this portion 
of the Capitol. Proceeding to the south wing, ascend by the west 
staircase, and notice the painting in fresco of " Westward PIo," by 
Powell. After visiting the House of Representatives, and again re- 
ferring to the diagram for the names of Members of the House, de- 
scend by the east staircase, and notice the painting by Carpenter, of 
the Signing of the Proclamation of Emancipation, September 22, 



MACERATED MONEY. 



When the 

U. S. BANK NOTES 

Become soiled and torn they are taken to the 
U. S. TREASURY 
To be redeemed. How to get rid of the old notes was a question 
which puzzled the officials for quite a while. At first they were 
burned, but they found that a great many pieces of notes 
were lost in this way, and 'undoubtedly redeemed a 
second time when they fell in the hands of un- 
scrupulous people. At last they hit upon the 
plan of having them MACERATED, 
and from the pulp so produced we 
have had made 

CROSSES, DOGS OF DIFFERENT SIZES, MATCH 

STANDS, ELEPHANTS, BOOTS, 

SLIPPERS, CATS, 

BUSTS OF LINCOLN, CLEVELAND, AND ARTHUR, 

BRACKETS, ETC., 

Representing from ^2,000 to $3,000,000 each. 



Prices, from 35 cents to $1.00. 



1 862, Passing back through tlie Rotunda, leave the building by the 
west entrance. At the foot of the terrace is Story's bron/.e statue of 
John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States, 1801-35; cost, 
^40,000. The tourist will now take the broad walk south of statue, 
and thence to Botanic Gardens. 

In front of the conservatories is the Bartholdi fountain ; cost, 
^6,000. After finishing the Garden, the tourist should return by the 
gate at which he entered, and thence walk to the Naval monument, 
by Simmons; cost, $21,000. The visitor may then walk one square 
down Pennsylvania avenue, and look around Jarvis' new establish- 
ment, where, in addition to views, he will find a great many photo- 
graphs of the Senators and Members of Congress whom he has just 
beheld seated in the halls of Congress. A pleasant half hour may be 
passed by looking around, for which there is no charge. 

The Executive Mansion is open to visitors from 10 A. M. to 3 
P. M. on week days, unless a State ceremony is pending. This build- 
ing is of the Ionic order, and is built of Aquia Creek freestone, 
painted white. It was the first public building commenced in this 
city — in 1792. The total cost, including repairs, to date, has been 
$1,640,000. The East Room is open to visitors, but the suit of par- 
lors can only be seen, when not in use, through the courtesy of the 
ushers, to whom the request should be made. 

The Treasury Building is built of Virginia and Maine granite, 
at a cost of $6,000,000, is open from 9 A. M. to 2 P. M. The first 
point of interest is the Cash Room. In this room all cash disburse- 
ments are made. There is a vault containing from thirty to one hun- 
dred million dollars at a time, at the east end of this room. This is 
not open to the public. Upon leaving the Treasury, visit the Monu- 
ment, and thence through the Mall to the Bureau of Engraving 
AND Printing. Application to visit this building must be made to 
the officer of the watch. 

The General Post Office. — To gain admission to this build- 
ing application for permit must be made to the Chief Clerk of the 
Finance Office. 



ALBUMS OP WASHINGTON. 



No. I contains 13 views of principal streets and public buildings. 
Price, 25 cents. 

No. 2 contains 18 views of Capitol and interior. Price, 25 cents. 

No. 3 contains 12 views of White House and interior. Price, 25 
cents. 

No. 4 is a Double Album containing illustrations of Capitol 
and White House, exterior and interior. Price, 50 cents. 

No, 5 is a Double Album, containing 21 views of Washing- 
ton and Mount Vernon. Price, 50 cents. 

No. 6 is a Cabinet Album, 12 principal views of the city. 
Price, 50 cents. 

No. 7 is our Finest Album, principal views of the city, and very 
tine view of U. S, Capitol. 



In addition to these, we have a full line ol 

ALBUMS 

OF ALL THE 

LARGE CITIES, WATERING PLACES, RAILROAD 

SCENERY, and PLACES OF INTEREST in the 

UNITED STATES, at 25 cents and 50 cents. 



Ti!E Statk, War, and Navy Departments. — This vast struct- 
ure consists of three harmonious buildings, united by connecting 
wings, and together forming the finest editice of the kind in tlie 
world The style is the Roman Doric, originally treated. The en- 
tire structure contains one hundred and fifty rooms, and cost $5,000,- 
000. It is open from 9 A, M. to 2 P. M. 

The Patent Office is well worthy a visit. It contains one hun 
dredand ninety-one rooms, and cost $2,700,000. Among the inter- 
esting features of this building is the Museum of Models, embracing 
upwards of 155,000 models, accumulated since the tire of 1836. 
Open from 9 A. M. to 3 P. M week days. 

The Agricultural Department is open from 9 A, M. to 3 
P. M. The grounds are beautifully laid out, the flower garden con- 
tains no trees, thus affording an unbroken view of the building. 

The National Museum is open from 9 A. M. to 4 P. M.; it is 
one of the most attractive buildings in the city, the exhibits being 
very beautifully arranged. 

The Corcoran Art Gallery is open Mondays, Wednesdays, 
and Fridays ; admission, 25 cents. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sat- 
urdays, free. Hours, 10 A. M. to 4 P. M. from October to May, and 
9 A. M. to 4 P. M. from May to October. The architect was James 
Renwich, N. Y. The cost of the building and ground was $250,- 

000. Mr. Corcoran's private collection of pictures and statuary con- 
tributed to the Gallery, $100,000 ; the endowment fund, $900,000. 
Catalogues can be obtained from the janitor, 

Smitlisonian Institution. — Open daily from 9 A. M. to 4 P. M., 
except Sundays ; is of the Norman style of architecture ; the ma- 
terial used is a variety of freestone. The corner-stone was laid May 

1, 1847, in the presence of President Polk and a large concourse of 
officials and citizens, and completed in 1856, at a cost of $450,000, 
paid out of the accretions of interest, &c., of the original fund left by 
James Smithson, the founder, leaving $65,000 in the U. S. Treasury 
for the expenses of the Institution, 

The Medical Museum. — Open every day from 9 A. M. to 3 P. M.; 
was originally a church, and then a theater, under the management 



SATINWOOD. 



IVEXT TO V1E\VS, 

Articles made from this beautiful wood are the most 1)oi)M- 
lar mementoes of 

WASHINGTON 

With straiio-ers. Each article has one or more line picture 
of our 

PUBLIC BUILDINGS 

Engraved upon it. 



Among the many things both useful and ornamental.. of 
which we have always on hand an immense 
stock, it might be well to men- 
tion a few, viz: 

Comb Cases, Drinking Cups, 

Autograph Albums, Card Receivers, 

Minute Glasses, Napkin Kings, 
Spool Boxes, Trinket Boxes, 

Work Boxes, Pocket Pin Cushions, 

Watch Stands, Whistles, 
Egg Cups, etc., 
Ranging in price from 25 cents to $2.50 each. 



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of Mr. Ford, it Was while witnessing a theatrical performance in 
this building that President Lincoln, April 14, 1865, received the 
fcital shot; he was immediately conveyed to No. 516, opposite, where 
he died. 

Louise Home is open after 12 noon every day, except Sundays. 
It was erected in 187 1, at a cost of $200,000, by Mr. Corcoran, and 
named after his wife and daughter, both of whom are deceased. 

Soldiers' Home was first opened in 185 1, and has accommo- 
dations for 400 inmates. The grounds (500 acres) are beautifully 
laid out in meadows, lakes, and 7 miles of beautiful drives. The 
soldiers keep the roads in order and perform police duty. 

Mt. Vernon. — Steamer daily, except Sunday, at 10 A.M., from foot 
of Seventh street wharf; fare, $1.00 round trip, including admission 
to grounds. 

Arlington, Va., was originally the residence of Geo, Washing- 
ton Park Custis, the adopted son of Gen. Washington, and after- 
wards of Gen. Robt. E. Lee, until 1861. In 1863 it was sold under 
the confiscation act, and in 1864 was taken possession of by the 
National Government ; 200 acres were set aside as a National Ceme- 
tery for the interment of deceased soldiers of the army. The bodies 
of nearly 16,00 j soldiers repose here, and under a granite sarcoph- 
agus, erected in 1866, are 2, ill unknown soldiers, gathered after 
the war from the fields of Bull Run and the route to the Rappa- 
hannock. 

City Post Office, on Louisiana avenue, near Pennsylvania ave- 
nue, N. W, Bulletin of arrival and departure of mails at the office. 

The Money Order Office is in the second story of the same 
building. Open from 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. 

Telegraph Offices. — Western Union, corner Fifteenth and F 
streets, N. W,; Atlantic and Pacific, on Pennsylvania avenue, near 
Fourteenth stieet, N. W, 

The Principal Theaters are Albaugh's Grand Opera Flouse, on 
Fifteenth street, S. W., and Ford's Opera House, on Ninth street, 
S. W. 



DO YOU WANT A PUBLIC OFFICE ? 

Tliere are one hundred and twenty thousand offices within the j:;irt 

of the new administration, and now is the time for those seek 

ing pubhc employment to take proper steps to secure 

one of these lucrative positions. To this end 

THE UNITED STATES BLUE BOOK 

Will prove an indispensable guide and assistant. The Blue Book 
is a register of all 

FEDERAL OFFICES AND EMPLOYMENTS 

In each STATE and TERRITORY, the DISTRICT OK 

COLUMBIA, and abroad, with their 

SALARIES, EMOLUMENTS and DUTIES; 

Shows who is eligible for appointment, 

THE CIVIL SERVICE RULE, 

(Questions asked at examinations; how to make an application mid 
how to push it to success, and gives besides a vast amount of 
important and valuable information relative to gov- 
ernment positions, never before published. 



Prices, 50 and 75 cents; sent postpaid upon receijit of price, to al 
parts of the Unite<l Stales. 



KEIM'S ILLUSTRATED HAND-BOOK TO 
WASHINGTON AND ITS ENVIRONS.— A descrip- 
tive and historical hand-book to the Capitol of the 
United States, by De B. Randolph Keim. Price, 25 
and 75 cents ; sent by mail to any address. 



Sole Agent for ROOSE'S COMPANION AND 
GUIDE TO WASHINGTON AND VICINITY.— 
Fully illustrated. This book contains 140 pages, is 
neatly bound, and can be conveniently carried in 
the pocket; it contains a fine map of the city, and 
a full description of every place of interest. 



A full line of reproductions from the Paris Salons. 
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